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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region South Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
462
4268
10566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
461
4265
10563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
440
4192
10451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
3060
8318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
74
528
1198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
138
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
72
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Australia
6 Families width 132 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids56SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito54SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge6SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies8SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges7SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Australia
72 Genera with 132 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1889Ochlerotatus23SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Alotanypus Roback, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1856Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Aphrotenia Brundin, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Apsectrotanypus Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Archaeochlus Brundin, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Austrosimulium Tonnoir, 1889New Zealand black fly2SpeciesTaxom
Austrothaumalea Tonnoir, 19867SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Botryocladius Cranston & E..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Chironomini2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1995Non-biting midges10SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Cnephia Enderlein, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Coelopynia Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 20153SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1914Typical Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1925Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Dobrotworskyius Reinert, Har..., 18503SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Finlaya Theobald, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Halaedes Belkin, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Harrisius Freeman, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Macleaya Theobald, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Mucidus Theobald, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Nothogreniera Craig, Curri..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 188912SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracnephia Rubtsov, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralimnophyes Brundin, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19615SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Rampamyia Reinert, Har..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19322SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges7SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1924Pestle Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Yarrhpelopia1SpeciesTaxom
Zavreliella Kieffer, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Australia
132 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Halaedes) wardangensis (Brust & al., 1998)⇒ Halaedes wardangensis Brust, Balla..., 1998
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) camptorhynchus Thomson, 1869Southern Saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes alboannulatus (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius alboannulatus Macquart, 1850
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes bancroftianus (Edwards, 1921)⇒ Ochlerotatus bancroftianus Edwards, 1921
Aedes calabyi Marks, 1963
Aedes calcariae (Marks, 1957)⇒ Ochlerotatus calcariae Marks, 1957
Aedes clelandi (Taylor, 1914)⇒ Ochlerotatus clelandi Taylor, 1914
Aedes eidsvoldensis (Mackerras, 1927)⇒ Ochlerotatus eidsvoldensis Mackerras, 1927
Aedes flavifrons (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavifrons Skuse, 1889
Aedes linesi (Marks, 1964)⇒ Ochlerotatus linesi Marks, 1964
Aedes nigrithorax Macquart, 1847
Aedes occidentalis (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Dobrotworskyius occidentalis Skuse, 1889
Aedes purpuriventris (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Ochlerotatus purpuriventris Edwards, 1926
Aedes rubrithorax (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius rubrithorax Macquart, 1850
Aedes sagax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus sagax Skuse, 1889
Aedes sapiens (Marks, 1964)⇒ Ochlerotatus sapiens Marks, 1964
Aedes stricklandi (Edwards, 1912)⇒ Ochlerotatus stricklandi Edwards, 1912
Aedes theobaldi (Taylor, 1914)⇒ Ochlerotatus theobaldi Taylor, 1914
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Aedes vittiger (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vittiger Skuse, 1889
Alotanypus dalyupensis Freeman, 1961
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Aphrotenia australiensis Hergstrom, 1992
Archaeochlus bassianus Brundin, 1966
Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium) cornutum Tonnoir, 1925
Austrosimulium (Novaustrosimulium) furiosum Skuse, 1889
Austrothaumalea commoni Theischinger, 1986
Austrothaumalea denticulata Theischinger, 1986
Austrothaumalea minnamurrae Theischinger, 1986
Austrothaumalea sinuosa Theischinger, 1986
Austrothaumalea spinosa Theischinger, 1986
Austrothaumalea victoriae Theischinger, 1986
Austrothaumalea zentae Theischinger, 1986
Botryocladius grapeth Cranston & E..., 1999
Chironomini anomalus Kieffer, 1918
Chironomini australiensis Freeman, 1961
Chironomus (Chironomus) alternans Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) australis Macquart, 1847
Chironomus (Chironomus) cloacalis Atchley & Ma..., 1971
Chironomus (Chironomus) duplex Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) nepeanensis Skuse, 1889
Chironomus (Chironomus) occidentalis Skuse, 1889
Chironomus (Chironomus) oppositus Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) tepperi Skuse, 1889Rice bloodworm
Chironomus australiensis (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Chironomini australiensis Freeman, 1961
Chironomus maddeni Martin & Cra..., 1995
Cladopelma curtivalva Kieffer, 1917
Cnephia aurantiacum (Tonnoir, 1925)⇒ Paracnephia aurantiaca Tonnoir, 1925
Coelopynia pruinosa Freeman, 1961
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) aurata Dobrotworsky, 1962
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) linealis Skuse, 1889
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) albitarsis Drayson, Cra..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) annuliventris Skuse, 1889
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) parbicinctus Drayson, Cra..., 2015
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus griseidorsum Kieffer, 1917
Culex (Barraudius) modestus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) australicus Dobrotworsky..., 1953Australian house mosquito
Culex (Culex) globocoxitus Dobrotworsky, 1953
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) phlogistus Dyar, 1920
Culex (Neoculex) fergusoni Taylor, 1914
Culicoides pycnostictus Ingram & Macfie, 1925
Dicrotendipes conjunctus Walker, 1856
Dicrotendipes pseudoconjunctus Epler, 1988
Dixella humeralis Tonnoir, 1923Meniscus Midge
Dobrotworskyius alboannulatus Macquart, 1850
Dobrotworskyius occidentalis Skuse, 1889
Dobrotworskyius rubrithorax Macquart, 1850
Einfeldia australiensis Freeman Freeman, 0
Eukiefferiella insolida Skuse, 1889
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) bullata Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia brachyrhynchus Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia limnetis Ingram & Macfie, 1931
Halaedes wardangensis Brust, Balla..., 1998
Kiefferulus intertinctus Skuse, 1889
Kiefferulus martini Freeman, 1961
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Macleaya (Chaetocruiomyia) calabyi Marks, 1963
Macleaya (Macleaya) tremula (Theobald, 1903)⇒ Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Mucidus (Mucidus) alternans Westwood, 1835Hexham Grey
Nothogreniera fergusoni Tonnoir, 1925
Ochlerotatus (Lepidokeneon) stricklandi Edwards, 1912
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) camptorhynchus (Thomson, 1869)⇒ Aedes camptorhynchus Thomson, 1869
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) vigilax Skuse, 1889Black Bush-mosquito
Ochlerotatus (Pholeomyia) calcariae Marks, 1957
Ochlerotatus (Pholeomyia) clelandi Taylor, 1914
Ochlerotatus (Pholeomyia) flavifrons Skuse, 1889
Ochlerotatus (Pholeomyia) purpuriventris Edwards, 1926
Ochlerotatus eidsvoldensis Mackerras, 1927
Ochlerotatus linesi Marks, 1964
Ochlerotatus nigrithorax Macquart, 1847
Ochlerotatus sagax Skuse, 1889
Ochlerotatus vittiger Skuse, 1889Grey Striped Mosquito
Orthocladius kiefferulus (Goetghebuer ..., 1943)⇒ Orthocladiinae kiefferulus Goetghebuer ..., 1943
Paracnephia aurantiaca Tonnoir, 1925
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) leei Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) oresitrophum Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) prasiogaster Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) watsoni Freeman, 1961
Pontomyia cottoni Womersley, 1937Grand collomia
Procladius (Procladius) paludicola Skuse, 1889Jau jau
Procladius desis Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Prosimulium orientalis Mackerras & ..., 1950
Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Rheotanytarsus juliae Glover, 1973
Rheotanytarsus trivittatus Johannsen, 1932
Riethia stictoptera Kieffer, 1917
Simulium (Morops) melatum Wharton, 1949
Simulium (Nevermannia) ornatipes Skuse, 1890
Stenochironomus (Stenochironomus) watsoni Freeman, 1961
Stenochironomus anomalus (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Chironomini anomalus Kieffer, 1918
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanytarsus barbitarsis Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus bispinosus Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus fuscithorax Skuse, 1889
Tanytarsus neosydneyensis Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus palmatus Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus paskevillensis Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Telmatogeton australicus Womersley, 1936Grand collomia
Tripteroides (Tripteroides) magnesianus Edwards, 1924
Xenochironomus canterburyensis Freeman, 1959
Yarrhpelopia norrisi Cranston, 2017
Zavreliella marmorata van der Wulp, 1859

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in South Australia
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
52
62
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
13
55
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
7
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Culicomorpha at itis.gov
Culicomorpha at marinespecies.org